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Capcom Admits Street Fighter IV has Overpowered Characters

Capcom's Ryota Niitsuma concedes that two characters from Street Fighter IV are a little too powerful.

Both Sagat and Seth are overpowered according to a report from VideoGamer.com. The site recently hit up Capcom's assistant producer Ryota Niitsuma, who admitted that the two Street Fighter IV characters "might have turned out a little bit stronger than we expected."

When we asked Niitsuma, who is currently producing the western version of Wii-exclusive fighting game Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, if, looking back, he felt any Street Fighter IV characters were overpowered, he replied: "Well first of all I might have to apologise! Does he involve being slightly blinded and scarred [laughs]?"

He added: "Yes, Seth and perhaps Sagat might have turned out a little bit stronger than we expected."

At the end of June, UK pro Ryan Hart won the official Street Fighter IV European Championship in London. He beat Frenchman Alioune Camara in the grand final. Both players picked Sagat.

Niisuma went on to add however that a good player of any character can always beat a good Sagat or Seth player. According to the article, the top three SF4 players in the world don't use Sagat or Seth.

Sagat: Cheap or just tough?

Bryn says: Hardcore Street Fighter players will no doubt see this as an admission by Capcom that all things are not equal with the characters. Personally, I struggle the most against Sagat and Seth when playing against the CPU. I tend to shy away from online matches because frankly I'm not that good at the game.

Do you think it's a big deal that Capcom has essentially been called out and has subsequently fessed up?